Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 2/16/2018

Friday, February 16, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, February 16, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +175 and the Blue Jackets at -210.

Philadelphia has a record of 28-19-10 this season and on the road they have a record of 14-10-4-2. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 169 goals and given up 167 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-29-0 and an over/under record of 31-24-0. Columbus is 29-24-4 including 17-10-1-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 154 goals and surrendered 162 for a goal differential of -8. Their record against the spread is 29-27-0 while their over/under record is 24-31-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 28-29-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 31-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 29-27-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 24-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)
02/13/18 GO Brian Elliott Abdominal IR (02/10)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/01/17 D Ryan Murray Upper Body IR (11/27)
01/17/18 LW Sonny Milano Oblique IR (01/08)

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has accumulated 66 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 19 goals this year with 120 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 11 goals on 169 shots. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the season. Michal Neuvirth has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 469 shots against him and he's given up 40 goals. He's made 429 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 46 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 15 goals this season with 159 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Seth Jones averages 24.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 8 goals on 182 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 24 wins and 18 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,421 shots against him and he's surrendered 113 goals. He's made 1,308 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 66 total points this season, which ranks them 14th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 169 while they've given up 167 goals, ranking them 13th overall. They have had 194 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 6th in the NHL. The Flyers have allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, putting them 28th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.37% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 21st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 20th in the NHL with a total of 62 points this year. They have 24 power play goals on 161 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 145 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 27th in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 25th in the league with 151 goals scored while they've given up 156 goals, which is 23rd overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.82%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 50.3% as they've tried 3,268 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,228 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 17th in Corsi percentage. They are 14th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.8% as they have 2,467 shots while they've given up 2,391 attempts on defense. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the year. That puts them 18th and 15th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,825 face-off wins as opposed to 1,613 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That is 4th overall in the NHL. On defense Philadelphia has 1,186 hits and they've blocked 837 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 15th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the year. That ranks them 6th and 23rd respectively in the NHL. They have 1,646 face-off wins as opposed to 1,801 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,233 hits and they've blocked 854 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 12th in blocked shots. Columbus is ranked 10th in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've tried 3,429 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,255 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 2nd in the NHL at 52.5%, as they have 2,653 shots while they've given up 2,401 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Flyers/Blue Jackets NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -210

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